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Re: Seasickness Posted on: Tue, 28 Aug 2007 05:42:10 MST


"Jay Furr" wrote in message
news:Xns9999EED4B9730pennstatesux@216.168.3.44...
> I've never, ever been seasick, even in seven foot seas off the coast of
> North Carolina on board a merrily rolling North Carolina state ferry, or
> in
> my kayak in heavy chop out on Lake Champlain.
>
> That being said, next week I leave on my Alaska cruise and I'm told that
> the first night, going up the west side of Vancouver Island, is
> nototriously rough and that a lot of people who've said "I'm never never
> sick at sea" found out that there's always a first time.
>
> I personally am kind of looking forward to seeing what it feels like to be
> on a big ship while it rolls and pitches but just in case I do get the ol'
> mal de mer (or in case my wife does), I'm kind of curious what the current
> thinking is vis-a-vis preventative or the.utic measures for
> seasickness.
>
> Thoughts?

Yes... BONINE. That's what my doctor told me to bring for my family.

--Tom